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For centuries women have used cloth as a tool of comfort and as an expression of beauty within their homes. Creating cloth for warmth, cloth for shelter, our female predecessors embellished these linens with hand stitch using laborious and time consuming techniques thereby enhancing the functional beauty of objects which enveloped and protected their families. Inspired by these women I hope my creations pay tribute to and recognise the devotion expressed in cloth by our female ancestors .

''the use of traditional often time consuming process alludes to the devotion of a mother''. c K. A. Ruane 2007

Friday, May 20, 2011

one year on....

You probably didn't expect to see me today but blogging may become a little topsy turvy for a few days because stuff is going on....monday May 23rd...my birthday. OOOOO lots of presents!! I have been so good this year that I think I deserve a truck load...we shall see. Tomorrow, Saturday, tea party for moi!!! How exciting....pass the parcel, musical chairs...can't wait!! Anyhow, a whole year has gone by, seems to have passed in a whirl....except when I look at what I have made since my 20th birthday, monday being my 21st of course. I was really quite pleased when I looked through my pictures and saw all the stuff created by little old me in the past 12 months and I really felt I wanted to share. So I give you my birthday mosaic, a small selection of all the things I have made this past 12 months. Hope you like it!

WoW! You've made some beautiful stitches this past year my friend! It's really cool seeing them all up here like this. I enlarged the image so I could really see them. I think you've done wayyyy more than this, haven't you!????

Happy birthday my gorgamous!!! Is my baby's 8th birthday so will see you pass thar parcel and raise you one riding lesson!!! Just finished making the cake ! Hope yours is one full of all the things you dream of :) xxxxxx

Karen, Happy 21st Birthday!!!!!:-)I wanted to let you know that your beautiful buttons arrived and I feel so lucky to have been the recipient. My mom is having some health issues that I need to help out with but I plan on doing a blog post about your gorgeous buttons when that has all settled down. Happy, happy!!!!

Happy birthday to you, squashed tomato and stew, bread and butter in the gutter, happy birthday to you.Trust me that is the most acceptable version of the birthday song in this house! Hope its been a goodie. xx